Hamas big reduction/pruning thread!

[andrew t]

Horse chestnut pic from today my first reduction on the rope wrench so so much easyer than drt loved it .

[andrew t]

Here is the same tree from the road

[Gareth jones]

No before picture or very many pictures giving much info really, but...

Here is an Oak i worked on the other week, had about a 3rd of the crown detach itself (which was carnage on the deck) and revealed the hollow stem.

 

The proposed work was to remove it... But my boss proposed this instead

 

It was done in one hit... Had f.hepatica fruiting in old wounds and on a few

Lower branches (cool ) and i think l.sulphureous because of the mycelial sheets between the brown rot cubes (correct if wrong because we only touched the subject at college) what do you think of its chances of survival? Will the leaves pop out next year and become a "veteran" or ....well die?

Edited November 7, 2012 by Gareth jones

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

No before picture or very many pictures giving much info really, but...

Here is an Oak i worked on the other week, had about a 3rd of the crown detach itself (which was carnage on the deck) and revealed the hollow stem. [ATTACH]104294[/ATTACH][ATTACH]104295[/ATTACH][ATTACH]104296[/ATTACH]

 

The proposed work was to remove it... But my boss proposed this instead

 

It was done in one hit... Had f.hepatica fruiting in old wounds and on a few

Lower branches (cool ) and i think l.sulphureous because of the mycelial sheets between the brown rot cubes (correct if wrong because we only touched the subject at college) what do you think of its chances of survival? Will the leaves pop out next year and become a "veteran" or ....well die?

 

Yes laetiporus mycelial felts as they are called, and thanks for noting the combined association with Fistulina they do not like being in the same space, competing for the same resources (Cellulose and Hemicellulose) I think she will be just fine and be a mighty impressive veteran as she continues to thrive.

[KingoftheRing]

Thought I would post this up. Only a small Honey Locust but my first climbing reduction in 11 years. All done with my new Silky Gomtaro

 

Big thanks to desertrat0201 AKA Mr Baggins.

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

Thought I would post this up. Only a small Honey Locust but my first climbing reduction in 11 years. All done with my new Silky Gomtaro

 

Big thanks to desertrat0201 AKA Mr Baggins.

 

tidy job that fella, nice and natural:thumbup1:

[KingoftheRing]

Cheers Was good to get back in the swing of things after a while away.

[Dave J]

Oak tree i did the other day.

Before and after.

[andrew t]

Hard reduction on a horse chestnut had a few problems so had to take weight off the main laterals .

[andrew t]

For some reason it's not uploading all pics sorry and not the right way up !!!!!!!!